Rocky Mountain Element C70
New-school XC
Rocky Mountain has a long tradition of race bikes with the Element name. The newest version, completely reimagined as a 120-mm rear travel and 130-mm front travel cross country bike, pushes this classic name into new territory.
Cross country bikes typically target pure XCO racing. If you take that extreme use case out of the equation, what does “cross country mountain biking” mean? The new Element is one answer. It is still fast, light and efficient on the climbs. But it also has more travel, and a more supportive geometry, to be confident on a . . .
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